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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IB program is intensive and the quality of RMIB is driven by super involved and informed, well-off parents who provide enrichment to their children so that they can excel in the IB path. 
 It is foolish to think that a regular student will excel at RMIB without all this support outside of the school day.  IB is not a panacea for achievement gap. The biggest mistake is to put in in low performing schools thinking that students will excel in it.  It is much better to provide AP classes in the school so that interested and able kids can take it. [b]IB model is a sucky model for low performing schools like Watkins Mills. 
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I agree. It should not be this way, but in practice it is. Teachers are not trained enough in IB. Most IB programs in the US are dismally run. American colleges do not understand how poorly high schools run their IB programs and demand excellent scores that are hard for students to achieve. Please steer clear unless you have a very good understanding of what it entails and how you can support your child.
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Your ignorance is showing. Just because a school's average scores are lower than MCPS averages doesn't mean there are not highly advanced and capable students in the school. Watkins Mill has a small, but solid, IB diploma program, and I have several friends whose students excelled in the program. What it didn't have, and the new regional models will give it, was a 9th & 10th grade cohort of students grouped together, where the more rigorous writing and interdisciplinary focus of IB can be enhanced leading up to the diploma classes. Currently, without a cohort, students aren't as focused on the diploma and end up taking a mix of AP and IB classes (a la carte). Creating a cohort and adding students from out-of-area will help focus students towards a full diploma.[/quote]

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